Flora Drummond

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Flora Drummond (née Gibson, 1878- 17 January 1949) was a British suffragette[1] who grew up on the Isle of Arran. She was an organiser for the Women's Social and Political Union and was imprisoned nine times for her activism in the Women's Suffrage movement.

Nicknamed The General for her habit of leading Women's Rights marches wearing a military style uniform and riding on a large white horse, Drummond's main political activity was organising and leading rallies, marches and demonstrations including the Trafalgar Square rally in October 1908 which led to a three month term in Holloway for "incitement to rush the House of Commons" along with Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst.[2]

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  1. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  2. ^ Exploring 20th Century London. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.


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